00-10_48th-neal_T3.htm (Oct-2000)

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	Table 3. Rig utilization by region, rig type
			Depth capacity, ft
		Status	Over 20,000	16,000 19,999	13,000 15,999	10,000 12,999	6,000 9,999	3,000 5,999	Total
By region
	Alaska	Available	16	0	7	1	0	0	24
		Active	3	0	3	0	0	0	6
		Idle	13	0	4	1	0	0	18
		Utilization	19%	—	43%	0%	—	—	25%
	Northern Rockies	Available	4	7	15	19	11	12	68
		Active	2	6	9	17	3	5	42
		Idle	2	1	6	2	8	7	26
		Utilization	50%	86%	60%	89%	27%	42%	62%
	Southern Rockies	Available	8	7	10	34	68	27	154
		Active	6	5	4	28	56	23	122
		Idle	2	2	6	6	12	4	32
		Utilization	75%	71%	40%	82%	82%	85%	79%
	Northeast states	Available	1	0	0	6	71	32	110
		Active	0	0	0	4	51	25	80
		Idle	1	0	0	2	20	7	30
		Utilization	0%	—	—	67%	72%	78%	73%
	Permian basin	Available	11	8	46	88	76	12	241
		Active	9	7	39	68	47	9	179
		Idle	2	1	7	20	29	3	62
		Utilization	82%	88%	85%	77%	62%	75%	74%
	Gulf Coast	Available	93	54	57	45	28	1	278
		Active	67	46	51	39	24	1	228
		Idle	26	8	6	6	4	0	50
		Utilization	72%	85%	89%	87%	86%	100%	82%
	ArkLaTex	Available	7	7	30	53	42	17	156
		Active	5	6	23	44	36	14	128
		Idle	2	1	7	9	6	3	28
		Utilization	71%	86%	77%	83%	86%	82%	82%
	California	Available	11	7	1	17	26	22	84
		Active	9	3	0	8	15	17	52
		Idle	2	4	1	9	11	5	32
		Utilization	82%	43%	0%	47%	58%	77%	62%
	Southeast states	Available	228	20	17	19	9	4	297
		Active	182	11	8	16	6	2	225
		Idle	46	9	9	3	3	2	72
		Utilization	80%	55%	47%	84%	67%	50%	76%
	Mid-Continent	Available	13	24	48	56	50	16	207
		Active	9	19	35	40	36	13	152
		Idle	4	5	13	16	14	3	55
		Utilization	69%	79%	73%	71%	72%	81%	73%
By rig type
	Inland barge	Available	33	2	7	5	0	0	47
		Active	23	0	3	4	0	0	30
		Idle	10	2	4	1	0	0	17
		Utilization	70%	0%	43%	80%	—	—	64%
	Floating	Available	33	0	0	0	0	0	33
		Active	25	0	0	0	0	0	25
		Idle	8	0	0	0	0	0	8
		Utilization	76%	—	—	—	—	—	76%
	Land	Available	161	127	221	338	380	143	1,370
		Active	101	100	168	254	274	109	1,006
		Idle	60	27	53	84	106	34	364
		Utilization	63%	79%	76%	75%	72%	76%	73%
	Offshore platform	Available	28	3	3	7	1	0	42
		Active	19	1	1	4	0	0	25
		Idle	9	2	2	3	1	0	17
		Utilization	68%	33%	33%	57%	0%	—	60%
	Bottom supported	Available	137	2	0	5	0	0	144
		Active	125	2	0	2	0	0	129
		Idle	12	0	0	3	0	0	15
		Utilization	91%	100%	—	40%	—	—	90%

	Total	Available	392	134	231	355	381	143	1,636
		Active	293	103	172	264	274	109	1,215
		Idle	99	31	59	91	107	34	421
		Utilization	75%	77%	74%	74%	72%	76%	74%